tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post5066216416436865095..comments2009-07-11T13:17:23.486+00:00Comments on December Quinn, Erotic Romance<br>Stacia Kane, Sexy Urban Fantasy: Recommend A BookStaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-10707644924906766332009-04-14T00:55:00.000+00:002009-04-14T00:55:00.000+00:00Long forgotten things but worth finding and readin...Long forgotten things but worth finding and reading:<br /><br />Mary Roberts Reinhart: Circular Stair Case.<br /><br />... also her Nurse Pinkerton stories and The Case of Jenny Brice.<br /><br />Dorothy Evelyn Smith: Brief Flower. (Lovely, slightly disturbing story.)<br /><br />John Buchan: Thirty-nine Steps.<br /><br />P. G. Wodehouse: The Jeeves and Lord Emsworth stories. Read them all.<br /><br />If you write or just read fantasy, you will want to read ALL of the Oz books. <br /><br />Dunsany: The King of Elfland's Daughter.<br /><br />Israel Clair Smith, a forgotten 19th Century historian ... Read him for his writing ability. Read him for fun ... <br /><br />Francis Parkman ... forget the Oregon Trail ... Read any of the volumes on the French in America. OOO Boy. Lovely.<br /><br />and ... Pixie Warrior ... by that really nice, cute short person with the pretty daughters ... umm ME. Drollerie Press ....<br /><br />Is that a shameless plug or what?Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-29409290655364910322009-04-10T15:24:00.000+00:002009-04-10T15:24:00.000+00:00Oh, and another book I just LOVE -- MYSTIC AND RID...Oh, and another book I just LOVE -- MYSTIC AND RIDER by Sharon Shinn. I like all four of the books with those characters, but the first is my favorite.Devon Ellingtonhttp://devonellington.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-4485357892373782232009-04-10T15:23:00.000+00:002009-04-10T15:23:00.000+00:00Gosh, so hard to pick!I recommend anything by Terr...Gosh, so hard to pick!<BR/><BR/>I recommend anything by Terry Pratchett. I think he does the best social satire of anyone.<BR/><BR/>I love Yasmine Galenorn's work, especially her Sisters of the Moon series.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading THE YELLOW ROOM CONSPIRACY by Peter Dickinson, and it's one of the most well-written, fascinating books I've read in a long time.<BR/><BR/>I love POSSESSION by AS Byatt. I re-read it regularly.<BR/><BR/>Donna Leon's mysteries set in Venice are good (but always make me hungry).<BR/><BR/>Claire Tomalin's biography of Samuel Pepys is one of the best books I've ever read.Devon Ellingtonhttp://devonellington.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-45331744002960533812009-04-07T02:29:00.000+00:002009-04-07T02:29:00.000+00:00Superfolks by Robert Mayer Wow! has probably been ...Superfolks by Robert Mayer <BR/><BR/>Wow! has probably been used to describe this book more than any other. -V95Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-23100559962982035022009-04-06T19:02:00.000+00:002009-04-06T19:02:00.000+00:00My main recommendation for folks would be a nonfic...My main recommendation for folks would be a nonfiction work by Peter Matthiessen called "The Snow Leopard." This book had a profound impact on my writing, and my reading.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-73967029517563417012009-04-06T15:39:00.000+00:002009-04-06T15:39:00.000+00:00I love urban fantasy! My top picks would be:1. Ja...I love urban fantasy! My top picks would be:<BR/><BR/>1. Jack the Giant-Killer by Charles de Lint (and it&#39;s sequel Drink Down the Moon; also Yarrow and Greenmantle)<BR/>2. Family Tree by Sherri S. Tepper<BR/>3. The Woodwife by Terri Windling<BR/>4. Tam Lin by Pamela Dean<BR/>5. War For the Oaks by Emma Bull<BR/>6. Knight of Ghosts &amp; Shadows by Mercedes Lackey (the whole Bedlam&#39;s Bard series and the Serrated Edge Series)Firecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725905181570789823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-13489394957645160892009-04-06T13:42:00.000+00:002009-04-06T13:42:00.000+00:00"Sunshine," "Deerskin" and "Blue Sword" by Robin M..."Sunshine," "Deerskin" and "Blue Sword" by Robin McKinley<BR/><BR/>Anything by Patricia Briggs, but especially the Mercy Thompson series.<BR/><BR/>"God Stalk" by P.C. Hodgell. Brilliant and very unique fantasy world.<BR/><BR/>"Witches of Karres" by James H. Schmitz. Fantastic Space Opera from the early days of sf. Sequel out recently is also very good: "Wizard of Karres"<BR/><BR/>Michelle Sagara's Elantra Chronicles.<BR/><BR/>Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels books (#3 just released this week.)<BR/><BR/>I am sure there are many more, but these are the ones that come to mind at the moment.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-11456727055338966242009-04-06T11:53:00.000+00:002009-04-06T11:53:00.000+00:00Oh Lawd, I can tell this is gonna be a dangerous t...Oh Lawd, I can tell this is gonna be a dangerous thread. All I need are more books to tack onto my wishlist. Getting on with it then, how's about I start with just five? (Otherwise I'll be here forever and we just don't have that much time). <BR/><BR/>Hookay, so top five so far from 2009. Sound good? Gütt. (Aw geez, even this is gonna be hard to narrow down cuz I'm already up to seventy or so. Oh well...) In no particular order:<BR/><BR/>1. THE LACE READER - Brunonia Barry<BR/>2. THE EDGE OF IMPROPRIETY - Pam Rosenthal<BR/>3. DARK DESIRES AFTER DUST - Kresley Cole<BR/>4. SAY GOODBYE - Lisa Gardner<BR/>5. Three way tie for the YA spot: THE CITY OF GLASS - Cassandra Clare; NEED - Carrie Jones; and THE SUMMONING - Kelley Armstrongcatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560147197082915677noreply@blogger.com